Dubai shut down the hub of its sex tourism industry, the Cyclone Club, on Feb. 21 in an effort to help curb human trafficking, reported The Epoch Times. The nightclub at its prime was “one of the biggest brothels” and “given an official stamp from the local Department of Tourism.”
Despite the Cyclone Club's closure, however, several other smaller places have opened in Dubai following the closure, with many clients who “choose to ignore the grim realities of what is essentially modern day slavery,” the article reported.
Dubai is one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, UAE. In response to the problem, Abu Dhabi, also part of the UAE, is funding the Ewaa Shelters for Women and Children, which started more than a year ago in Dubai. More than 10,000 prostitutes are based in Dubai, according to 2006 U.S. State Department statistics.
The United Arab Emirates recognized human trafficking as an official crime in November 2006 after human rights groups pressured the government to crack down on trafficking children to work as camel jockeys, reported Arabisto on June 3, 2008.
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